Sentences with phrase «opposing state efforts»

«The president is opposed to mandatory caps on greenhouse gases, opposing a mandatory 10 -[mile - per - gallon] increase in cars and trucks, opposing a national renewable electricity standard, opposing state efforts to cut emissions from cars, and pushing for new sources of dangerous pollution from liquid coal,» said Rep. Ed Markey (D — Mass.), chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, in a statement released after the speech.

Oil - backed groups led by the Institute for Energy Research (IER) proposed a resolution that opposed state efforts to subsidize non-gas vehicles and allow utilities to charge customers for — or «ratebase» — EV charging stations.

Not exact matches

Spicer's comments regarding a crackdown came only hours after Quinnipiac University released a new poll, which found that 71 percent of all Americans would oppose efforts to enforce federal marijuana laws in states with legalization.

So far the wind power giant has focused its efforts with European companies, since the governments of the region do not oppose green energy with the same vigor as they do in the United States.

Whether this was a reference to the United States in Iraq, or to the structural dominance of the Security Council in the U.N., or to the efforts of select nations to use the U.N. in imposing population and family policies opposed by the Holy See, Benedict did not say.

This emerging conviction opposes all recent efforts to see Christianity as an arm of the State Department, or vice versa.

In his testimony, de Blasio made clear that he opposes an effort to have the state inject itself in an effort to turn around failing schools in his city.

In 2010, Cynthia helped create Fight Back New York, an effort to remove state Senators opposed to same - sex marriage.

I strongly support the right of working men and women to collectively organize and would strongly oppose any effort to make Connecticut a right to work state.

A group opposing a development adjacent to the state - run Belleayre ski center has lost a legal effort to overturn the local zoning approval that was granted to the plan last winter.

The campaign against the law was first announced in January by Cuomo during the State of the State address, part of a multi-sided effort to oppose the measure.

Tisch said she opposed the move to «decouple» students» test scores from teachers» job ratings on grounds that it might detract from state efforts to improve instruction in low - performing school districts.

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A group called «Concerned Citizens United» was one of the state's top spenders in the run - up to Election Day, putting more than $ 400,000 into an effort to oppose the convention and support Republican Nassau County executive candidate Jack Martins in the first three weeks of October.

The Real Estate Board of New York's super PAC has spent an additional $ 200,000 in television advertising aimed at opposing the re-election efforts of two Democratic state senators, according to filings at the state Board of Elections.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and a coalition of a dozen state AGs from the around country are opposing President Donald Trump's administration effort to block two immigrant women in federal custody from obtaining abortion services.

Republican Rep. John Faso in a radio interview Tuesday said he remains opposed to the effort to overhaul the nation's taxes unless deductions of state and local taxes are allowed.

Hudson Valley United Against Fracking is the latest effort to oppose hydraulic fracturing in New York State, while calling for more in the way of renewable energy.

Democratic state lawmakers vowed Tuesday to oppose Republican efforts to strike the Citizens» Election Program from the state budget, warning that dismantling a program that offers public money to campaigns would move the state backward in ethics in politics.

The issue is at something of an impasse: Republican - backed efforts to provide armed personnel in schools has been staunchly opposed by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie as is the New York State United Teachers union.

While Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Senator Barack Obama stated that while he personally considered marriage to be between a man and woman, [100] and supported civil unions that confer comparable rights rather than gay marriage, [101] he opposed «divisive and discriminatory efforts to amend the California Constitution... the U.S. Constitution or those of other states».

«My resolution clearly states several reasons why the County is correct in opposing wind farms and I thank my colleagues for supporting my efforts.

After teaming up with hotel owners and state lawmakers last year to hand home - sharing behemoth Airbnb a major setback in New York, he has hooked up with Mayor Bill de Blasio in an effort that some industry players adamantly oppose.

Factional scribe of the youth body, Mr Bristol Emmanuel, told journalists in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, that the body was not opposed to the current peace efforts in the Niger Delta, noting that while it was still consulting with leaders and elders in the region, some persons had been using the IYC for private gains.

Anyone interested in Connecticut's future should be deeply concerned about the way Democratic legislative leaders handled the General Electric Co. fiasco as opposed to their all - out effort to preserve Connecticut's casino industry by expanding casino gambling in the state.

And Republicans have opposed efforts to use money from the state's rainy day fund to close a shortfall, a tactic the Democrats» plan relies on.

An outspoken liberal, he championed efforts to reduce sentences for non-violent drug offenders — which Donovan opposed while he was head of the state District Attorneys Association.

ALBANY — Deputy State Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco signaled Monday that Republicans would oppose efforts to preserve a tax surcharge on state residents who earn more than $ 1 milliState Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco signaled Monday that Republicans would oppose efforts to preserve a tax surcharge on state residents who earn more than $ 1 millistate residents who earn more than $ 1 million...

But it is unclear whether there are enough votes to approve the plan in the State Senate, where Republicans have threatened to vote against any emergency budget bill that includes tax increases and some Democrats oppose efforts to collect taxes on cigarettes sold by the tribes.

The governor's move is highly unusual since he's dipping into the state's rainy - day fund to pay for research efforts as opposed to paying for costs directly attributable to a natural disaster or emergency.

As a member of the Education & Workforce committee, I strongly oppose recent efforts to reduce federal funding in these areas, and I am the author of H.R. 258, the STEM Master Teacher Corps Act, which would award competitive grants to school districts or states to partner with colleges and universities or nonprofit organizations to establish a program which will develop, support and retain exceptional teachers in the STEM disciplines.

This marriage of industrial money with fundamentalist values gave fundamentalism renewed power in the public debate, and efforts to oppose the teaching of evolution in public schools have returned in several states.

Evangelical state legislators and school board members mounted similar efforts this year in Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Alabama, and the Texas Republican Party platform opposes «the teaching of... critical thinking skills and similar programs that... have the purpose of challenging the student's fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority.»

With funding from major foundations and with state and district efforts to train teachers to become content curators, as opposed to content consumers, OER is helping to mobilize educators and librarians to bring quality, curated content to school and college classrooms in ways that students learn best.

More than likely, the dollars were used to unsuccessfully oppose Gov. Nathan Deal's effort to amend the state constitution to allow for the state to authorize public charter schools.

«The Nevada Association of School Boards continues to oppose efforts to weaken the public education system, which is the foundation of a free and democratic society,» stated Dr. Dotty Merrill, Executive Director, Nevada Association of School Boards.

This privately - held company and nonprofit seems to have a talent for commingling the efforts of private charter interests and public oversight conduits that creates serious conflicts of interest, causing a California state whistleblowing attorney to be ``... opposed to such activities between public officials, private interests, and public charter schools.»

The New York teachers union, an arm of the American Federation of Teachers, strongly opposed Cuomo's initial proposal to increase the weight of standardized test scores to 50 percent of a teacher's evaluation, stating that assuming a direct correlation among test scores, the effort of teachers, and success of children ignores all of the other factors that go into learning.

Many public school teachers have vehemently opposed such efforts, especially as state education funding has dwindled since the Great Recession.

The union had opposed the district's effort to test changes to the system without negotiating the changes in teacher workload that came with it, and it unsuccessfully sought an injunction from the state Public Employment Relations Board to stop the program in 2011.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

MADISON — Assembly Republicans are backing off their plan to force failing public schools to be converted into independent charter schools in an effort to reach a deal with Gov. Scott Walker and state senators who opposed such a penalty.

When he asked whether she opposed an effort in the state Assembly efforts to streamline the dismissal process in cases of teacher involvement with drugs, sex with students and child abuse, she said she didn't recall.

But when more money is spent on the recall elections than on the entire state legislative campaign last year, most of it coming from public - sector unions opposed to Gov. Scott Walker's successful effort to abolish collective bargaining, the politics are clearly national.

But state and local teachers unions generally oppose this approach, have heaped praise on Governor Brown and others who have joined them in their skepticism, and have criticized Deasy's efforts to make student achievement part of teacher evaluation in LAUSD.

TOSS is opposed to any legislative effort that would allow for superintendents to be popularly elected in the state of Tennessee, rather than appointed by districts» elected school boards.

Which leads to question number three: What actions will states take to meet their obligations under their respective waivers if traditionalists and others oppose those efforts?

While I initially opposed the Opportunity School District, the reaction of the opponents to Gov. Deal's efforts has reminded me why we should support dismantling the monopoly by any means necessary, including voting in favor of a state takeover of «failing» schools.

A recent survey reveals that Florida voters strongly oppose trophy hunting of Florida's recovering black bear population, and support efforts to crack down on puppy mills and stop forcing greyhound tracks to offer excessive amounts of live greyhound racing — three pressing animal welfare issues in the state.

The State effort was opposed by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading bird conservation organization; Audubon Florida; Florida Defenders of Wildlife, a leading Florida wildlife advocacy group; People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (who described the bill as a disaster for cats), and by the Florida Veterinary Medical Association.